2025 Day 10 Recap
⋅ Baseball
7:00 PM Hutchinson Monarchs (KS) vs. Lonestar Kraken (TX)
This game was all Monarchs, who redeemed themselves after a second-place finish last year, defeating the Kraken 21-4. Wichita State had its fingerprints all over this game, as current player Jaden Gustafson was named Player of the Game. The left fielder was 3-5 with three doubles, five RBI, and 3 runs scored. Shocker commits Jake Gutierrez and Drew Bugner both had multiple hits, multiple RBI’s, and multiple runs scored, while also both walking twice. Pryce Bender was the starter for Hutch, going 5 and 1/3rds innings while allowing 3 hits, 2 runs, and 2 walks.
Only five Kraken players managed to collect hits, with no one collecting multiple. Major Brignon hit a triple in the 5th inning, getting the Kraken on the board, driving in two runs. Frank McGuire got the start, only making it through 1 inning while allowing four hits and five runs.